Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- July 1988 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 publication (printed, 8-12 pages, paper)
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established to support individuals and groups opposed to apartheid in South Africa and other forms of political repression in Southern Africa. It provided legal aid, published newsletters and bulletins, and supported the families of detainees and political prisoners.
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Published as part of the regular 'Focus' series by IDAF, distributed internationally to inform about repression and political developments in Southern Africa.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Transferred to UK-PWP as part of the IDAF publications collection.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This issue of 'Focus' details the military developments in Angola during 1987-1988, particularly the South African Defence Force's (SADF) failed assault on Cuito Cuanavale, the subsequent Cuban-Angolan counteroffensive, and the shifting military and political situation in southern Angola and Namibia. It also covers the international negotiations involving Angola, Cuba, South Africa, and the United States, leading to agreements on Namibian independence and Cuban withdrawal from Angola. The publication includes references to major news sources and provides context on IDAF’s mission and international affiliates.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Retained as part of the permanent collection due to its historical significance in documenting anti-apartheid and Southern African liberation struggles.
Accroissements
No further accruals expected for this item; accruals possible for the broader 'Focus' series.
Mode de classement
Arranged chronologically within the 'Focus' series by issue number.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Original held at UK-PWP, International Defence and Aid Fund Collection.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Copies may exist in affiliated IDAF committees and libraries internationally.
Unités de description associées
Other issues of 'Focus' (see PWPFOCI076, PWPFOCI078, etc.); IDAF publications and pamphlets.
Note de publication
'Focus' is published six times a year by IDAF under Clause (iii) of its objects. ISSN: 0308-3586.
Zone des notes
Note
Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. This issue includes a list of abbreviations for referenced news sources.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- City Press (Sujet)
- Cape Times (Sujet)
- Daily Dispatch (Sujet)
- House of Assembly Debates (Sujet)
- Daily News (Sujet)
- Evening Post (Sujet)
- Eastern Province Herald (Sujet)
- Government Gazette (Sujet)
- Guardian (Sujet)
- Financial Mail (Sujet)
- Financial Times (Sujet)
- Morning Star (Sujet)
- Namibian (Sujet)
- Namibia Communications Centre (Sujet)
- Observer (Sujet)
- Sowetan (Sujet)
- Southscan (Sujet)
- Star (Sujet)
- Sunday Tribune (Sujet)
- Daily Telegraph (Sujet)
- Times (Sujet)
- Weekly Mail (Sujet)
- Windhoek Observer (Sujet)
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition.
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
Écriture(s)
arabe
Sources
Note de l'archiviste
Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. This issue includes a list of abbreviations for referenced news sources.